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Aaron Yao, PhD
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Primary Care Visit Cadence and Hospital Admissions in High-Risk Patients

Patients with congestive heart failure and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who had more quarterly primary care visits had lower rates of hospitalizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Claudia Nau, PhD
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Development and Validation of the COVID-19 Hospitalized Patient Deterioration Index

The authors developed and validated an accurate, well-calibrated, easy-to-implement COVID-19 hospitalized patient deterioration index to identify patients at high or low risk of clinical deterioration.

Megan J. Shen, PhD
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Building Research Capacity in Primary Care Practices That Serve Predominantly Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations

The successful collaboration between a primary care–based network of practices and academic researchers demonstrates feasibility and the need for more funding for primary care research.

Ron Southwick
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After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, Hospitals Brace for Shortages

Analysts warned of the potential for some shortages until the company can move production elsewhere. The North Carolina plant produces a quarter of the company’s sterile injectables used in hospitals.

Megan McNicol, PharmD, BCACP
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The Biosimilar Shift: Trending Infliximab Biosimilar Utilization and Associated Cost Savings for Commercial Insurance

Infliximab biosimilars created price competition causing insurance claims costs for infliximab originator and infliximab biosimilars to decrease, generating significant savings to the health care system.

Kristy Helscel, MPH
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Improving Care Coordination and Reducing ED Utilization Through Patient Navigation

A navigation program demonstrated decreased odds of repeat emergency department (ED) visits in patients with low baseline ED utilization and increased odds of follow-up primary care appointments.

Run Wang, MB
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How Do Primary Hospitals Enact Early Response to the Relaxation of COVID-19 Prevention and Control Measures? The Experience From Chengdu, China

This article examines how primary hospitals in Chengdu, China, responded to the relaxation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures in December 2022.

Tham Thi Le, PhD, MPH
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Patterns of Opioid Use in Commercially Insured Patients With Cancer

Among the fewer than half of patients with cancer who received opioid fills, a relatively small proportion (2.5%) had potentially problematic opioid use.

Preeti N. Malani, MD, MSJ
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Older Adults’ Perspectives on Emergency Department Costs During COVID-19

Most older US adults have concerns about emergency department visit affordability. Lower income, being uninsured, poor or fair physical/mental health, and younger age were associated with increased concerns.

Amnuay Kleebayoon, PhD
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Comment on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Health Literacy

This letter discusses COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and health literacy.

Marianna M. Sockrider, MD, DrPH
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Evaluation of a Pediatric Asthma High-risk Scoring Algorithm

An asthma risk score using 7 clinically relevant parameters evaluated in a pediatric Medicaid managed care population can stratify risk for following-year asthma hospitalization.

Benjamin Howell, PhD, MPP
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How Value-Based Care With Provider Enablement Improves Maternal and Infant Outcomes in Medicaid

Supported value-based care improves prenatal care while reducing neonatal intensive care unit stays, preterm birth rates, low birth weight rates, and costs for mothers and infants.

Afua Ansah, BA
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Longitudinal, Relationship-Based Case Management: A Prospective Cohort Trial

A longitudinal, relationship-based case management approach significantly reduced health care costs and improved quality of life for Medicaid enrollees with complex needs over 1 year.

Linda Green, PhD
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Workforce Innovation Reduces Medicaid Costs in Chronic Care

This study of community health workers as clinical extenders demonstrates significant cost savings in managing chronic conditions among Medicaid beneficiaries.

Patricia Prince, MPH
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Economic Burden of Joint Disease in Psoriasis: US Claims Analysis

This retrospective claims analysis found that concomitant joint disease in psoriasis is associated with greater health care resource utilization and health care costs than psoriasis alone.

Aaron C. Spaulding, PhD
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Impact of Travel Distance on Quality Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer

This study identified characteristics of patients with colorectal cancer who traveled farther for surgery and found that those who traveled tended to stay longer at the hospital.

Jeffrey Reese

Jeffrey Reese is the president of Cleveland-based Reese Pharmaceutical, a manufacturer of over-the-counter consumer health products such as Colotest, a noninvasive at-home test designed to help screen for colorectal cancer.

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Contributor: An Urgent Call to Action as Colorectal Cancer Rates Skyrocket Among Young People

As rates of CRC skyrocket in young individuals, means of addressing the growing problem must be considered.

Emily Simon, BS
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Value-Based Care Interventions and Management of CKD Progression

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3b or 4 experienced slower decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate 20 months after enrollment in a value-based kidney care program.

Sujith Ramachandran, PhD
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Continuity of Opioid Prescribing Among Older Adults on Long-term Opioids

Among older adults with chronic noncancer pain on long-term opioid therapy, greater continuity of opioid prescribing was significantly associated with fewer opioid-related adverse outcomes.

Xian Li, PhD
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Mental Health Service Utilization Review Patterns in a Medicaid Managed Care Program

Medicaid managed care utilization review data for mental health services were analyzed for the calendar years 2017 and 2018. These data indicate low rates of utilization review denials for both inpatient and outpatient mental health services.

Stephanie M. Kissam, MPH
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Medicaid ACOs and Managed Care: A Tale of 2 States

This article presents a detailed descriptive analysis of how Massachusetts and Minnesota implemented Medicaid accountable care organization (ACO) models for their managed care population.

Chaoyi Zheng, MS
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Geographic Variability of Medicaid Acceptance Among Allergists in the US

The proportion of allergists accepting Medicaid in the US varied significantly among and within states.

Satish P. Shanbhag, MBBS, MPH
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Payment Incentives and the Use of Higher-Cost Drugs: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Intravenous Iron in the Medicare Population

During a period of rapid fluctuation in the intravenous iron market, there was increased use of a more expensive drug that afforded providers additional revenue.

Jordan Killingsworth, BS
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Differences in Spending for Diabetes and Multiple Chronic Conditions in Michigan Medicare Beneficiaries

Diabetes and multiple chronic conditions increase overall Medicare spending, but spending increases even more in minority beneficiaries compared with White beneficiaries with similar comorbidity combinations.

Oluwatoyin Fadeyibi, PharmD, MPH
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The Implementation of Opioid Prescribing Report Cards in Medicaid Managed Care: A Community Quality Collaborative

This article describes the Philadelphia Medicaid Opioid Prescribing Initiative that was launched by a multidisciplinary team and mailed local Medicaid providers individualized prescribing report cards.

Teagan Kuruna, MPH
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Dosage and Outcomes in a Complex Care Intervention

Associations between intervention dosage and hospital use outcomes were observed among patients enrolled in a care management program serving individuals with complex needs.

Chong Ho Yu, PhD
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Prolonged Cessation of Chronic Opioid Analgesic Therapy: A Multidisciplinary Intervention

This article evaluates the immediate and long-term efficacy of a group multidisciplinary program for chronic opioid analgesic therapy cessation in the setting of chronic, noncancer pain.

Mark Votruba, PhD
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Longitudinal, Relationship-Based Case Management: A Prospective Cohort Trial

A longitudinal, relationship-based case management approach significantly reduced health care costs and improved quality of life for Medicaid enrollees with complex needs over 1 year.

Jill Nailor, RPh
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Safety vs Price in the Generic Drug Market: Metformin

The generic drug market focuses on price. However, multiple generic metformin drugs have been recalled due to poor drug quality. The authors examine price and quality after these recalls.

Ashley Crossman, PhD, MPH
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Assessing the Impact of Transplant Case Management on Clinical Outcomes

This article examines the effect of a transplant case management program on clinical outcomes following transplant surgery.
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